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Judge Duane Slone chats with Mallie Morre and her 3-year-old daughter Sophia at the recovery house on Wednesday Jan. 18, 2017, in White Pine, Tenn. Sophia was the first baby born at the 4th Judicial Recovery House, which is a home for women who are recovering from drug addiction.
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Judge Duane Slone gets a big hug from 3-year-old Sophia Moore while he visits the women at the recovery house on Wednesday Jan. 18, 2017, in White Pine, Tenn. Sophia was the first baby born at the 4th Judicial Recovery House, which is a home for women who are recovering from drug addiction.
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Circuit Judge Duane Slone signs a graduating certificate for one of the individuals in the recovery program Thursday Jan. 19, 2017 at the courthouse in Dandridge, Tenn.
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Judge Duane Slone reacts as he sits in a meeting with attorneys, officers and counselors involved with the 4th Judicial Recovery Court Program Thursday Jan. 19, 2017 at the courthouse in Dandridge, Tenn.
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Circuit Judge Duane Slone reaches to pick up 1-year-old Gabriel from his mother, Margo Azbill, 37, during her court visit Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Dandridge, Tenn. Azbill has been in recovery court and clean for 16 months after using opioids for 22 years.
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Lydia Maggard, 23, draws a dice from a fishbowl to determine what price she wins as a result for a clean report in Judge Duane Slone court on Thursday Jan. 19, 2017, in Dandridge, Tenn.
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Brittany Matthew says goodbye to her husband Manis as Judge Duane Slone orders him back into custody for drug usage Thursday Jan. 19, 2017, at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Dandridge, Tenn.
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Circuit Court Judge Duane Slone questions an inmate about his opioid use in court Dec. 13, 2016, in Sevierville, Tenn. Slone has seen the opioid crisis balloon from the time he took the bench in 1989 until now.
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Circuit Court Judge Duane Slone, puts on his rob before sits on the bench on Tues. Dec. 13, 2016, in Sevierville, Tenn. He has seen the opioid crisis balloon from the time he took the bench in 1989 until now.
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Circuit Court Judge Duane Slone, sits in his office on Tues. Dec. 13, 2016, in Sevierville, Tenn. He has seen the opioid crisis balloon from the time he took the bench in 1989 until now.
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Circuit Court Judge Duane Slone, sits in his office on Tues. Dec. 13, 2016, in Sevierville, Tenn. He has seen the opioid crisis balloon from the time he took the bench in 1989 until now.
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Circuit Court Judge Duane Slone, sits in his office on Tues. Dec. 13, 2016, in Sevierville, Tenn. He has seen the opioid crisis balloon from the time he took the bench in 1989 until now.
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Circuit Court Judge Duane Slone, returns to his office after sitting on the bench on Tues. Dec. 13, 2016, in Sevierville, Tenn. He has seen the opioid crisis balloon from the time he took the bench in 1989 until now.
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Circuit Judge Duane Slone sits in his office on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, in Sevierville, Tenn. He has seen the opioid crisis balloon from the time he took the bench in 1989 until now.
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